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Validating the Contribution of Nature-Based Farming Solutions (NBFS) to Agrobiodiversity Values through a Multi-Scale Landscape Approach

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
Nature-Based Farming Solutions (NBFS) are envisaged practices that still strongly demand further context-specific scientific validation for their viable deployment at the local scale. In this context, our study deals with the test of a multi-scale system
I. Vagge, Gemma Chiaffarelli
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Agrobiodiversity, Social Institutions, and Indigenous Farming Practices: A Case Study of the Rukai in Wutai, Taiwan

open access: yesHuman Ecology, 2023
Agrobiodiversity plays a crucial role in maintaining sustainable agricultural systems and supporting local livelihoods, but its integration into indigenous social institutions and cultures remains under-researched.
Qing-xiong Ba   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Toward the Integrated Framework Analysis of Linkages among Agrobiodiversity, Livelihood Diversification, Ecological Systems, and Sustainability amid Global Change

open access: yesLand, 2016
Scientific and policy interest in the biological diversity of agriculture (agrobiodiversity) is expanding amid global socioeconomic and environmental changes and sustainability interests. The majority of global agrobiodiversity is produced in smallholder
Karl S. Zimmerer, Steven J. Vanek
doaj   +1 more source

Quantification and Diversity Analyses of Major Glucosinolates in Conserved Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) Germplasms

open access: yesFoods, 2023
The genebank at the National Agrobiodiversity Center (RDA-Genebank, Jeonju, Republic of Korea), conserves approximately 8000 germplasms of Brassica spp., of which Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp.
Seong-Hoon Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Landscape, agrobiodiversity, and local knowledge in the protected area “Quebrada de los Cuervos y Sierras del Yerbal,” Uruguay

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Agrobiodiversity and local knowledge are fundamental components in the domestication and structuring of rural landscapes. In a context of threats to agroecosystems resulting from changes in production systems and rural–urban migration processes, the ...
María Puppo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

First Report on Pink Rot of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Caused by Trichothecium roseum in Korea

open access: yesResearch in Plant Disease, 2017
Pink rot appeared in greenhouse-grown sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in Jeonju, Korea. The symptoms appeared as brown discoloration of sunflower head and progressed into stem in advanced stage.
Sang Gyu Kim   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phylogeography and Antioxidant Activity of Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.)

open access: yesPlants, 2021
Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) or broomcorn millet is among the most important food crops to be domesticated by humans; it is widely distributed in America, Europe, and Asia. In this study, we genotyped 578 accessions of P. miliaceum using 37 single-
Xiao-Han Wang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biochar application mitigates salt stress on maize plant: Study of the agronomic parameters, photosynthetic activities and biochemical attributes

open access: yesPlant Stress, 2023
Climate change had caused many threats soil ecosystem, among them, soil salinity. Thus several strategies are suggested to mitigate this issue. In this context, biochar is known as a potent amendment able to alleviate the salt stress on the crops.
Sondes Helaoui   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transgenic crops, production risk and agrobiodiversity [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Review of Agricultural Economics, 2014
Do transgenic crops cause agrobiodiversity erosion? We hypothesize that they increase productivity and reduce production risk and may therefore reduce farmer demand for on-farm varietal diversity, especially when only a few transgenic varieties are available.
Krishna, Vijesh   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Urban agroecology enhances agrobiodiversity and resilient, biocultural food systems. The case of the semi-dryland and medium-sized Querétaro City, Mexico

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Small-scale agroecological practices in the urban areas of Querétaro, México, as in other mid-sized cities, could maintain agrobiodiversity pools and sufficient productivity for a food sovereignty baseline.
Gabriela Valeria Villavicencio-Valdez   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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